The State of Eccobar is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 24.448 billion Eccobarians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Education and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The powerhouse Eccobarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,344 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 54,983 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 172,694 per year while the poor average 13,403, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, Eccobar has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Eccobar in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Eccobar's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eccobar is ranked 87,530^th in the world and 1^st in Juba for Highest Food Quality, scoring 25.47 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.